Ma. Janice J. Gumasing
ABSTRACT
Public Utility Jeepney (PUJ) is one of the most popular and indispensable mode of public transport, and has been providing a practical means of transportation almost everywhere in the Philippines. Recently, there has been a decline in commuter's patronage of PUJs due to the fact that the jeepneys had not received any significant innovation since its introduction in the 50s and, also the decrease of service level attributed to the worsening traffic congestion, economic, socio cultural and the rise of much more convenient alternative mode of transportation such as Asian utility vehicles, buses and railway transport have contributed to the situation.
Nowadays, it's not enough for commuters to reach their intended destinations in a cheap and quick way; there are also some other qualitative factors that can affect how passengers experience traveling. The study was conducted to improve the existing jeepney passenger cabin design using ergonomic solutions by identifying ergonomic hazards and discomfort area of the passenger while riding the jeepney cabin. The findings of the study revealed that the current jeepney passenger cabin is poorly designed or lacking proper ergonomic application. And, the passengers were likely to experience discomfort and are at risk of injury as reflected in the RULA and REBA scores of the passengers. This was also corroborated by the survey and statistical analyses that were done in the study. The existing cabin dimension do not conform and match to the anthropometric measurements of Filipino passengers and thus, they were subjected to awkward postures and movements. Because of this, the authors were able to design an ergonomic passenger cabin for public utility jeepney by applying the pinciples of anthropometry and quality function deployment.
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